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accounted for
adjective as in covered
adjective as in present
Example Sentences
Toys sold for less than £15 accounted for nearly half of the UK market last year, as pressure from the rising cost of living continued to bear down on consumers.
Before the real estate crisis, it accounted for almost a third of China's economy - employing millions of people, from builders and developers to cement producers and interior designers.
They estimated that the abnormal heat accounted for approximately 25% of the dryness of vegetation, while the lack of rain accounted for the other 75%.
With all his roommates accounted for, it could only be Miod.
Energy prices accounted for more than 40% of the rise in inflation last month, according to the monthly report.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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